Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kevin jenkins campaign440


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The result was   delete. This is simply a local news story about a campaign to reduce a speed limit. Editors should not be persuaded by the fact that BBC local websites have covered it. For example, if I look at the BBC local news website for my area at this very moment, prominent stories include "Eviction threat for grandparents" and "Sharp rise in recycling figures". These are the equivalent of local news stories, and as such WP:NOT comes into play - this story is simply has no historical notability outside its local area and timeframe. Black Kite 22:40, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Kevin jenkins campaign440

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This article has a total POV problem, and is not very clear. It doesn't have much context, though I think it has some, or at least enough to avoid speedy deletion, because I can tell that it's a political campaign to get something done. My problem is that it would be impossible to rewrite without the POV issues. Gosox5555 (talk) 11:21, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, should be speedyable under A7 (there's no way that this claims any significance), but since you don't want that, let's delete slowly. Definitely a total lack of notability.  Nyttend (talk) 12:34, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, again it seems like it might be speedyable, since there's no references and it seems addressed to purely local concerns. Move to Campaign 440 if kept. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 13:58, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete rather clear A7. Also note that author made changes that red-linked this AfD for awhile.  Willing to assume good faith for now since it also added a sentence and might have been an honest error. JuJube (talk) 14:39, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Speedy delete. No evidence of notability. File it under WP:YOUREKIDDINGRIGHT. Niteshift36 (talk) 16:19, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete. File it under WP:PROBABLYNOTTHERIGHTPLACE. Eurovision 2009 and 2010Sasha SonSakis Rouvas 16:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete, no news hits, some blogs, and few relevant articles on the Internet. Currently, no reliable sources can even be found to verify this campaign even is legitimate. Bearian (talk) 18:38, 14 July 2009 (UTC)  Change to weak keep per WP:HEY. Bearian (talk) 17:54, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - there are actually news hits, from the BBC, as well as numerous ghits, which could have been found easily. I've added these to the article, and encourage those misled by its previous state to reconsider. LoverOfTheRussianQueen (talk) 23:52, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: whatever else can be said about the matter, it no longer seems to be an unsourced and unreadable mess. I'd still wonder whether this is too local or ephemeral a matter to sustain an encyclopedia article, even if it has been noticed by the BBC.  Then again, we do cover equally quixotic and misguided "movements" like 8664.org, and this may be as durable as that one. - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:37, 15 July 2009 (UTC)


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BBC TV feature on Campaign440 BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | Campaigners in 40mph limit call.webarchive


 * by User:Kevinfp1 - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 11:35, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
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